El Cid Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 LONDON - A new survey showed that 45% of British people do not fully understand the consequences Brexit could have on the economy. "On Brexit, only 42% of respondents report that they understand the main economic consequences, outweighed by the 45% reporting that they do not understand them," the report, created in collaboration with the Royal Economic Society showed. https://nordic.businessinsider.com/ing-economics-network-brexit-economy-uk-2017-5/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyboy Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 I wonder what % understand the political consequences of remaining in the EU. And what % couldn't care a toss of staying or leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petemcewan Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) Just a footnote to this discussion. Murray Bookchin put forward the notion of abandoning industrial society altogether in favour of a more ecological- villiage green democracy- based society. A move away from cities and the establishment of sustainable village communities, as a means of curtailing the ecological destruction caused by industrial society; and the only hope for the survival of the human species. In his writings, he put forward a vision of a decentralized, humane, cooperative ecological society. He was a genuine original, a prescient thinker. He worked out solutions to problems before most people realized they existed. His vision has become more relevant today. http://climateandcapitalism.com/2014/06/08/early-warning-bookchin-global-warming/ Edited August 15, 2018 by petemcewan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Did he have a car, manufactured clothes, and processed food? Was he a user of health services? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petemcewan Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) Jeffrey Shaw, Did he have a car, manufactured clothes, and processed food? Was he a user of health services? What on earth does that have to do with Bookchin's propositions? If you want to get to grips with Bookchin's ideas you'll have to read his stuff. Do you think that deindustrialisation will be a retrograde step for humanity? A certain degree of deindustrialisation has already happened, with a shift from manufacturing to a services based economy. In addition, maintaining the infrastructure of metropolises costs trillions. Maybe we cannot afford to live like that anymore. Back to the village and an agrarian based economy; driven by sustainability. Lewis Mumford had some splendid ideas on how we might live other than in Cities. Definition : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrialisation Edited August 16, 2018 by petemcewan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 What on earth does that have to do with Bookchin's propositions? That he wants the benefits of them but not the attendant costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Just a footnote to this discussion. Murray Bookchin put forward the notion of abandoning industrial society altogether in favour of a more ecological- villiage green democracy- based society. A move away from cities and the establishment of sustainable village communities, as a means of curtailing the ecological destruction caused by industrial society; and the only hope for the survival of the human species. In his writings, he put forward a vision of a decentralized, humane, cooperative ecological society. He was a genuine original, a prescient thinker. He worked out solutions to problems before most people realized they existed. His vision has become more relevant today. http://climateandcapitalism.com/2014/06/08/early-warning-bookchin-global-warming/ Might work for a small population but can't see it being viable with the amount of folk here today...mind you,if we get rid of pharma then that problem will probably go away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petemcewan Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 (edited) Truman, Can you please explain,"mind you,if we get rid of Pharma ". I'm not sure what it means. Bookchin-and others like him are advocates of a brand of "Eco- Communitarianism, as a way forward for humanity. Of course, such politics would have to deal with population growth-now that is unsolvable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communitarianism Edited August 17, 2018 by petemcewan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Truman, Can you please explain,"mind you,if we get rid of Pharma ". I'm not sure what it means. Bookchin-and others like him are advocates of a brand of "Eco- Communitarianism, as a way forward for humanity. Of course, such politics would have to deal with population growth-now that is unsolvable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communitarianism The guy seems to be against industrial expansion etc..pharmacutical companies are a large part of that...if they go then the population will be reduced.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Truman, Can you please explain,"mind you,if we get rid of Pharma ". I'm not sure what it means. Bookchin-and others like him are advocates of a brand of "Eco- Communitarianism, as a way forward for humanity. Of course, such politics would have to deal with population growth-now that is unsolvable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communitarianism Population growth is not unsolvable, all it takes is for 2 people to have 2 children for it to remain steady. The Chinese limited it to 1 child per couple, to halve the population, however it did cause problems. The number of children per couple is actually falling in the UK. As populations become richer and more stable, they tend to have fewer babies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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